Boss FT-2 Dynamic Filter

Absolutely, no time at all.
It works perfectly.
It's three pedals in one. Very deceptive and powerful little thing!
An envelope follower, a lowpass filter and a wah.
Where will you go today...?

Its the sweetest wah in my set up.
I use the EV-5 pedal and it just sounds so sweet, its kinda emotional.
Pedal input to move the notch around. So your not stuck with just the fixed envelope filter.
Hard to be emotional and intimate on a wah without sounding comical. This is not like that.
The envelope is completely adjustable and easy to set up for gtr, bass and clavinet.
I went DI with gtr and it didn't need the amp. Thats a good sign when using fx in a studio.
Also as a filter for changing the character of an instrument, its perfect.

it's Boss, that stuff is meant to be forever.

Well, it's Boss, who needs service?

These things stopped being made in the 90s.
People, apparently, didn't 'get it'.
Got mine on eBay.
It's low price high quality piece.
People still don't 'get it'.
If you want to see if it's worth getting, just grab one. If you don't like you will sell it.
I got mine in pristine condition (owner didn't 'get it'.)

really easy to use.don't need a manual.so easy to dial up great results.

use this pedal with basses such as a 76 jazz,modulus quantum5,mm stingray though an ebs rig and sounds superb with them all.i've had mu-trons,electro harmonix and ebs filters etc but none seem to deliver bottom end and Bootsy underwater squelch like this little funk machine.once i managed to get hold of one i tracked down another on ebay just in case this one went down.

the things a funk tank

even though this pedal has been discontinued for several years,whenever ive had to deal with roland uk they've been superb and said they would help if i ever have a problem.

if it was stolen or lost thank got i've got another.one of the best envelope filters i've owned.never understand why boss discontinued this unit.if you see one on ebay snap it up,you won't be disapointed

Mine came second hand so no manual but as long as you have a vague idea of auto wahs your fine, even if you dont its not hard to fiddle and find out what does what. Each knob clearly labled.

Running this from my iceman with EMG H4 in the bridge through my boss ME-50 into a Fender ROC-PRO. No noise from mine whatsover. The autowah effect is a little weak at certain setting but since I bought it as an adjustable wah (has an expression pedal jack) I dont mind.

It's a Boss. Nuff said. You could run over it kick it and still gig with it that night.

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Quite a good pedal for a wah. Autowah is still good but not the best option especially considering how hard they are to find.

BEWARE buying this pedal. It uses a specific adaptor creator by Boss (not sure model). It will not work correctly with the newr models. The best way to use this is to power it with other pedals in a dasiy chain. Read this on the net and vaguely understand but cant really explain.

Easy to use.Trust your ears.

Iv'e owned a lot of auto filters since the 70's, so I'm not going to BS you.The auto filter sounds are just Ok. It's no match for an AF-9 or even the T-wah.There's not as much sensitivity,punch or range to it.

It has an expression pedal jack.But whats the point?? An auto filter is an automatic Wah pedal anyway.You might as well use a real Wah pedal.But I guess Boss was trying to make this pedal more versitile.But it's redundancy is probably why they discontinued them.

It was sturdy while I had it.

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In the world of auto filters,the FT-2 is in the middle of the pack. A T-wah would be a better choice,if you ask me.Don't get me wrong,the FT-2 is'nt terrible,but the others are much better.I have a lot of experience with auto filters,since I'm from that era. IMO the FT-2 is just ok. I wouldn't pay more that $75.00 for it.

Eddie G.

If you understand the concept of an envelope follower it's easy. If you're asking " what is an envelope follower? " it might take you longer than a dirt box to figure out.

A wah is a band-pass filter. This is a low pass filter. It's not really an auto-wah.

You can get most of the sounds of the moogerfooger filter pedal with this and it's 80% smaller. I like to use it with the roland expression pedal to get synth like tones.

I don't play funk. You don't have to be into funk or hippie music to get cool sounds with it.

Boss.

This is a very rare and great sounding japanese boss pedal.

I think it is thier only dedicated low pass filter pedal. Makes my vox organ sound like a synth. More rare than the pn-2 or slow gear for that matter. About as rare as the vb-2. It should be an expensive collectors item and it isn't yet so get one now i guess.

It is my understanding that jerry garcia used this for many years. That doesn't mean anything to me but maybe it's interesting to somebody.

You gotta like funky stuff, be familiar with a stompbox and be awake. It'll surprise you within seconds.

I tried to sabotage my sound with this thing, didn't work. haven't tried any shifts in effect linx though. Played only: >tremolo >chorus >filter >wah >pitch shifter >od/dist >phaser >delay >amp

If somebody said: "I smashed it with a sledgehammer, and then I burned your house down" I'd be lookin' in the rubble, because it would probably still be working in my latest setting.

I don't do customer support. I buy stuff that works, and if it breaks down, I buy new. (but not the same brand)

I have not bought this thing yet, I know someone who is not using it, he just needs some more persuasion to sell it to me. I'm getting there! If not, I have no other option than to kill him.

I only play Boss pedals, because they understand me. I am not the kind of guy that takes his time to adjust to the device, the device has to adjust to me.

I also like weird stuff. I want to use things that people cast aside. Or use stuff the way it is not supposed to be used. I play mostly Peavey guitars and feel like I'm the only one in the Netherlands that does so. I do not play a tube amp, which seems to be blasphemy here. I just can't seem to keep tubes in one piece, like watches, they just stop after a few months.

The filter is just another weird item in my weird world. And don't listen to anyon that refers to this pedal as a `wah` it is none such thing. It is a FILTER, use it accordingly.

Be prepared to play around with the controls. From my experience, your results will vary depending on what equipment you're using.

I've had this pedal for 4-5 years now, but only really found the magic a few days ago. Here's a big tip for any disgruntled users out there: I placed a Danelectro Surf and Turf compressor in forn of the FT-2. Ever had a bad head cold where your head's all stuffed? Then you take some kind of medication which clears up the blocked feeling? Well, that's what the Surf and Turf did! The FT-2 was extremely responsive and the filter effects were deep and powerful.

Basically, you simply play around with the FT's controls until you get the amount of "Quack" you want. After that, let your fingers do the talking! If I strum softly, I get a wonderful plastic elastic gurgle. If I want some funky filter wah, I just hit harder. It's like having a wah which is controlled by your picking hand instead of your feet.

I have at least 35 different BOSS pedals. I've been buying BOSS pedals since 1984. The pedals I bought in '84 were new and they work to this day. So now I generally buy used BOSS pedals. Reliable? I wish people could be this reliable.

I've never had the need to contact BOSS.

What can I say? If you like wacky filter effects, this pedal fits the bill. I love how the level of effect reflects my picking. It's a very organic way to make music. Because I'm such a gear hound, I wanted to check out other filter pedals, but now I can't justify spending the money.

I do wonder why BOSS discontinued this pedal so quickly. This company has a habit of killing their more innovative pedals. Would I buy it again? I found mine through a fluke, I may never find another unless I'm ready to pay through the nose.

I bought one used (of course) with a Morley Voulme pedal. I was a bit hesitant, but after reading all the reviews here I got somewhat excited about checking it out. Originally I planned to buy a regular - but a good quality wah pedal...but as soon as I played a note on the FT-2 I was very pleased and bought it after 30 minutes fiddlig around :)

I use an Ibanez Artore AF-75T (red) jazz model with a cheap Peavey 25Watt practice amp. It instantly gave me that "quack" I was looking for (not too harsh and corny but just right). I don't have to concentrate on working with the foot on the wah, but I can always switch it to "manual" - and off I go! This pedal is intuitive on it's own.
It took me about an hour to get to know it a bit and after having it for a week here I'm just beginning to understand the philosophy of the mighty FT-2.
My connection is as follows: Ibanez guitar-->FT-2-->RAT Deucetone-->Boss TR-2-->Boss DD-6-->Peavey amp (for now anyway ;)

I'm about to put a Seymour-Duncan JB humbacker in my red babe, so it looks as if I'll be quacking away for weeks to come!
I didn't find any loss of signal with the FT-2 whatsoever, but as a complete NUB I still lose a bit of the clarity on the high end of the sound. I'm sure I'll figure it out soon...maybe getting an EQ pedal right after it to "even-out" the sound would do the job. I also found that it's better to put it before Your distortion pedal as the sound level is more constant. Normally I use it on the "up" mode.
I'd always thought that I needed to search for that "holy clean sound of sounds", but now I know that analog "fuss" is a much desirable thing on Your sound than all those phoney digital effects out there today. So if anybody complains about some little hiss, then You know that they are searching for guitar soung utopia. This pedal is very clean compared to a million wah pedals that really piss us off after about a year of use.

It's a Boss...what do You expect me to say? Love it! It'd probably be the only thing that I'd take with me on a deserted island :D


quack....chucka...quacka...chiqa...chuaqa...

Couldn't care less, with so many good technicians around I dont have to rely on BOSS service.

I play blues, post-rock, experimental and sometimes a bit o'reggae . Was into electronic music in the beggining but now I'm shifting more towards real live playing (machines are just too much of a hustle to program etc). I could find a million uses for the FT-2 with any instrument-must try it on vocals, trumpet, anything!!! I also love the fact that I don't have a normal wah pedal. It's great value for the money spent. Original and mysterious. If You have a chance, just buy one blinfolded ;) You'll be inspired. It gives me just the right "quack". My playing is much more interesting now and the FT-2 inspires some nu riffs.
I LUUV IT! I'm looking forward to testing it on a proper,loud amp. Sure to give my buddies the gooooosebumps!

Works well with other pedals, esspecially time based ones.

I use this pedal on electric guitar. If you are "into" auto wah / filter tones then this is a must have pedal. Mine has a great musical sound. You can play it "laid back" all the way to "in your face". Havent tried a mutron yet but have been through the gambit of the typical over the counter offerings. Boss, DOD, Univox, EH, Ibanez pedals to name a few. This pedal is happening!

This is just an update from a previous review (Kawku-Baa). Have had the pedal for almost a year, but hadn't been using it for a while (although I loved the sounds I could get from it. I started using it again, and really began to realise just how important it is to use your amp and guitar volume levels correctly with this pedal. I now get a vastly improved amount of diferent tones out of it than ever before - in both up and down modes, which sound fantastic on ANY pickup.

This discovery (for me) has stopped me from buying a different envelope filter for different sounds. I think the reason some owners were disappointed with this unit was that they were not setting their amp/guitar levels correctly, and could only get a fairly comical and not particularly useable"quack" from it. The cut off frequency function is the key when using it in conjunction with the high and low pass filters (up/down) - turn the cut-off freq knob down to lower levels when using 'down' function - you get a reverse sound from the 'up' function. In this mode, play a chord and listen to the filter go up through a harmonic series and it sounds as if the chord is blooming out. Amazing. But once you get the volume level thing sussed, you will find that all the functions are very interactive indeed and NOT as super-sensitive as some reviews say it is e.g. lose your settings and the sound will be very hard to find again. I have found this to be no longer the case now; it is possible to sweep the controls and find something excellent anywhere. I also understand the ft-2 sounds brilliant with keyboards - checking this out this week!